Manuel Angus&nbspTawhai

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Full Name

Manuel Angus Tawhai

Background

Background Background from Otago Daily Times February 2000

A man who pleaded guilty to a horrific attack which left a Porirua teenager with the mental age of a child, was jailed for five years when he appeared in Wellington District Court yesterday.

Manuel Angus Tawhai (19), unemployed, of Panmure, Auckland, had pleaded guilty to a charge of causing grievous bodily harm to Thomas Birch (17), with intent to injure him, during an attack with a fire extinguisher in Wellington last May.

Judge Patrick Keane said a victim impact statement from Thomas' mother - Thomas was now not able to speak clearly for himself - summed the attack up.

Alias

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Date of Birth

Born 1981

Offences

Grievous assault of 16 year old Wellington teenager Thomas Birch in May 1999 A near fatal bashing with a fire extinguisher